Man dies 18 days after being found with serious head injuries at house

A man has died almost three weeks after he was found injured at a house in Cheshire. Now detectives have launched an investigation following his "unexplained" death.

Emergency services were called at around 9.40pm on Thursday March 23 to an address on Ansdell Road in Widnes following reports that a man had sustained serious injuries. The man, who has been named as 61-year-old Slawomir Grzegorz Sobolewski, was taken to Whiston Hospital but sadly died on Sunday April 9.

Enquiries are underway to establish how Slawomir, known locally as “Greg”, sustained these injuries and detectives are now asking anyone with information relating to this incident to contact Cheshire Police.

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Detective Inspector Hannah Friend said: “At this stage this appears to be an isolated incident and we are doing everything we can to establish the exact circumstances of what has happened.

“We are following numerous lines of enquiry to establish what led to Slawomir’s death, and you will continue to see officers in and around the Ansdell Road area conducting house-to-house and CCTV enquiries.

“I would urge anyone who may have witnessed what happened, saw anything suspicious or unusual, or has any information which could assist officers with their enquiries, to contact us on 101 quoting incident number IML 1510674. You can also report information anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

If you have information or footage that could assist with the investigation, please contact Cheshire Constabulary on 101 quoting IML 1510674 or via the website.

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